1 Temple Facts | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Winnipeg Temple Fact Sheet LOCATION: 2 Centre Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba PLANS ANNOUNCED: April 2, 2011 GROUNDBREAKING: December 3, 2016 BUILDING SIZE: 16,100 square feet, 8,050 square feet on the ground floor and 8,050 square feet on the lower level. The height of the building will be a total of 32 metres. BUILDING FEATURES: The exterior of the temple will feature a copper steeple, slate roof tiles, and Tyndall stone quarried just outside Winnipeg. The building will be crowned with a gilded statue of Moroni, a Book of Mormon prophet who is significant to Latter-day Saints for his role in the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Original art glass windows will depict the prairie crocus. ARCHITECT: AABARCH, Vancouver COMPLETION: It is anticipated that construction of the temple will take approximately 20 months to complete. When the temple is finished, the public will be invited to an open house before the building is formally dedicated. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: There are 4,500 Latter-day Saints in Manitoba, organized in 12 local congregations. In Canada, there are more than 194,000 Mormons in 486 congregations. Worldwide, there are nearly 16 million Church members. CANADIAN TEMPLES: There are currently eight temples in Canada. The other temples are located in Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Cardston and Vancouver. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.mormonnewsroom.ca and www.presse-mormons.ca © 2016 BY INTELLECTUAL RESERVE, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PD60002297 For more information about the worldwide Church, visit mormonnewsroom.org
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Temple Facts | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Winnipeg Temple Fact Sheet LOCATION: 2 Centre Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
PLANS ANNOUNCED: April 2, 2011
GROUNDBREAKING: December 3, 2016
BUILDING SIZE: 16,100 square feet, 8,050 square feet on the ground floor and 8,050 square feet on the lower level. The height of the building will be a total of 32 metres.
BUILDING FEATURES: The exterior of the temple will feature a copper steeple, slate roof tiles, and Tyndall stone quarried just outside Winnipeg. The building will be crowned with a gilded statue of Moroni, a Book of Mormon prophet who is significant to Latter-day Saints for his role in the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Original art glass windows will depict the prairie crocus.
ARCHITECT: AABARCH, Vancouver
COMPLETION: It is anticipated that construction of the temple will take approximately 20 months to complete. When the temple is finished, the public will be invited to an open house before the building is formally dedicated.
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: There are 4,500 Latter-day Saints in Manitoba, organized in 12 local congregations. In Canada, there are more than 194,000 Mormons in 486 congregations. Worldwide, there are nearly 16 million Church members.
CANADIAN TEMPLES: There are currently eight temples in Canada. The other temples are located in Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Cardston and Vancouver.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.mormonnewsroom.ca and www.presse-mormons.ca
© 2016 BY INTELLECTUAL RESERVE, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PD60002297
For more information about the worldwide Church, visit mormonnewsroom.org
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